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Reduced precision damage multiplier from 1.8 to 1.6, preventing a 10% damage bonus from allowing two-tapping in PvP. Bungie wants to tweak them so other guns, including scout rifles, assault rifles, and pulse rifles, are also good bets in the Crucible: Meanwhile, hand cannons that fire 120 rounds per minute, otherwise known as Aggressive Frame hand cannons, have pretty much dominated the meta for a while now. Note: Slug Shotguns are unaffected by this change. Increased Shotgun damage falloff max by 2m. Reduced Shotgun damage falloff min by 2m. Increased Aggressive Frame Shotgun cone angle from 4.0 to 4.25 degrees. Bungie's looking to make other brands of shotgun a little more useful by making aggressive shotguns a little less likey to drop players in one shot unless you're really close and playing well, while making more shotguns effective to kill players in two shots at slightly longer ranges: Right now, a lot of weapons feel more or less essential to Crucible play-if you're not carrying a shotgun, in a lot of situations, you're probably going to get busted by someone who is.Īs things stand, shotguns-and especially Aggressive Frame shotguns-are pretty dominant in PvP. But get caught out of position using the wrong type of gun, and you should be at a distinct disadvantage. BEST TRACE RIFLE FOR CRUCIBLE FREE
The idea is that, if you're up close, a shotgun is a great choice at a range and without incoming fire, you're free to snipe. There are quite a few changes coming, though, including tweaks to perks and a few Exotics, as well as some particular gun archetypes.īungie says it's looking to adjust special weapons in general, so that all guns in the secondary slot for players are viable in specific situations, but not all the time.
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The upcoming changes were laid out in a This Week at Bungie blog post, which gives a broad-strokes look at the update without drilling too deep into actual patch notes. Shotguns and some hand cannons are getting tweaked to be less dominant in the Crucible, and other special weapons should be more viable-at least in certain situations. We now have some details about what the developer is planning, with a number of the upcoming tweaks coming in a mid-season patch planned for July 6. Bungie has been buzzing for a while now that it'll release a big weapon rebalancing patch for Destiny 2.